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Pack Men’s Soccer Returns Home to Host Triangle-Foe Duke
9/25/2024 12:38:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State men's soccer (5-1-2) returns home Friday night to host triangle rival, Duke (3-2-2), to continue conference action. The game is set for a 6 p.m. kick-off at the Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh.
The first 100 fans in attendance will receive free scarves.
The match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, while live stats will be available here.
A Win on Friday Would…
• Be the 556th win in program history (555-488-113)
• Be the 238th win in Hubbard's head coaching career (237- 53-39)
• Be Hubbard's 6th victory at NC State (5-1-2)
• Be the 22nd win over the Blue Devils (21-53-9)
Series History (trails series 21-53-9)
• Friday is the 84th meeting between NC State and Duke. NC State records mark a 1-1 draw in Durham in 1950 as the first time the two faced each other.
• The most recent meeting in 2023, resulted in a 1-2 loss in Durham for the Pack.
Quick Notes
• The Wolfpack entered the week three and four rankings (United Soccer Coaches Poll) in for the first time since the 2019 season.
• NC State was picked to finish 11th in a competitive Atlantic Coast Conference that features five of the nation's preseason top 10 teams.
• After week five of the season and three weeks into conference play, the Pack lands at eighth in the ACC standings.
• The ACC holds six teams ranked nationally in the top-25 (No. 1 Pitt, No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 North Carolina, No. 12 Clemson, No. 16 SMU, and No. 17 Virginia Tech.)
• The Wolfpack earned a victory in their first and only ACC game by a 2-1 score on Sept. 6th at home. It marked the firstever game for any Cal sport to play as a member of the ACC.
• A 7-0 win over Winthrop in Raleigh marked the first time the program has scored seven goals since September of 1996.
• Taig Healy, a transfer brought from New Hampshire in the midfielder, leads the Wolfpack in goals and points, and is second on the team in shots through the first six games. He was recently named to the USL2 Team of the Year from his time with the Seacoast United Phantoms over the summer
Across the ACC
• Taig Healy is ranked 10th in the ACC in goal scoring with four, averaging .500 per game.
• Hakim karamoko is ranked ninth in the ACC in shots with 22 total taken and a 2.75 shot per game average.
• Enzo Carvalho is eighth in the ACC in saves percentage with .722 and second in saves per game with 3.25.
• Logan Erb is seventh in the ACC in goals against average percentage with 1.00, sixth in save percentage with .733, and seventh in saves per game with 2.75.
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